After entering the building they found a fire in pallets inside the premises.
“The fire was contained quickly by crews and the sprinkler system.”
The building was now being ventilated and a fire investigator was attending the scene.
Firefighters wearing breathing gear entered the smoke-logged building to extinguish the fire. Photo / Hayden Woodward
A northern fire communications spokesman earlier confirmed they were alerted to the situation after receiving two automatic fire alarms at a commercial building in Westgate.
“On arrival, we found the building to be heavily smoke-logged.”
A total of 17 fire trucks from across the city responded to the fire, which reached a third alarm in severity.
The trucks include ladder appliances, the spokesman said.
Asked if anyone was inside the building at the time or if any injuries had been reported, he said there were no indications of that at this stage.
Seventeen fire trucks are responding to a blaze at Mitre 10 MEGA in Westgate, West Auckland tonight. Photo / Hayden Woodward
No other buildings were in danger, he said.
The building is 200m by 80m.
Fire crews were sent from West Harbour, Kumeū, Te Atatū, Auckland City, Henderson, Parnell, Avondale, Greenhithe, Ellerslie.
Mitre 10 New Zealand CEO, Andrea Scown confirmed no one was in the store at the time, and no one had been injured.
“The cause and the extent of the fire is not yet known and is currently under investigation. As a result, the Westgate store will be closed tomorrow,” Scown said.
An on-duty pharmacist close told RNZ he heard the sirens and fire trucks after 7pm but couldn’t see any flames.
